List of renamed places in Malawi
This is a list of renamed places in Malawi.
Country
[edit]The British colony of Nyasaland was renamed Malawi upon independence in 1964.
Cities and towns
[edit]- Fort Hill → Chitipa (1964)[1]
- Fort Johnston → Mangochi (1964)[1]
- Fort Manning → Mchinji (1964)[1]
- Mlanje → Mulanje
- Kota Kota → Nkhotakota
- Port Herald → Nsanje
- Fort Lister → Phalombe (1964)[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kalinga, Owen J. M. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Malawi. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 173. ISBN 9780810859616.